stewed
/stuːd/adjective, verb
stewed is spelled S-T-E-W-E-D: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, stewed means “Having been cooked by slowly boiling or simmering (see stew)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in stewed?
| Letters | 6: S-T-E-W-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is stewed?
Stewed appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce stewed?
- /stuːd/
Stewed has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-stewed.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of stewed
- more stewed comparative
- most stewed superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stewed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having been cooked by slowly boiling or simmering (see stew).
- 2
Of tea: bitter from having been steeped too long.
- 3
slangDrunk.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of stew
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does stewed come from?
From stew + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).